FIRST CLASS FOUNDATION
First Class Foundation A charity that supports young people aged BAME 13-25 from the west midlands to tackle youth violence and build mental health resilience & connect them to their purpose by exposing them to new opportunities.We are passionate about challenging the over representation and under representation of BAME young people in key sectors.
Objects
TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The provided text is a metadata log for an 'Accounts Y.E.31.10.2025 Final Audit Report' created and signed on September 1, 2026. It contains no financial figures, narrative commentary, or substantive accounting data regarding the charity's financial health.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 09/09/2026, 9 days after the 31/08/2026 due date); year ending 31/10/2024 (received 01/09/2025, 1 day after the 31/08/2025 due date); year ending 31/10/2023 (received 25/09/2024, 25 days after the 31/08/2024 due date).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)
Trustees
- Michael Andrew Royalchair
- DANIELLA GENAS
- NATHAN DENNIS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £112k | £210k |
| 31/10/2024 | £307k | £355k |
| 31/10/2023 | £760k | £624k |
| 31/10/2022 | £596k | £482k |
| 31/10/2021 | £330k | £256k |
Common questions
Is FIRST CLASS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided text is a metadata log for an 'Accounts Y.E.31.10.2025 Final Audit Report' created and signed on September 1, 2026. It contains no financial figures, narrative commentary, or substantive accounting data regarding the charity's financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Who funds FIRST CLASS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRST CLASS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £34k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2024 | £18k | Our Life; Our Story |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION | 1 | £265k |
| DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £55k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY | 1 | £20k |
| THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £19k |
| LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £11k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST CLASS FOUNDATION | £112k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN FIRST | £667k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH FIRST CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |